Vannerson, Julian, 1827-? [Carte de visite of Robert E. Lee]

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GLC#
GLC00100
Type
Images
Date
1864
Author/Creator
Vannerson, Julian, 1827-?
Title
[Carte de visite of Robert E. Lee]
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
1 carte de visite : b&w Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Signed by Lee. Vannerson portrait taken for Edward V. Valentine, a Virginia sculptor studying in Berlin, to make a statue of Lee to sell for the benefit of the Confederate States of America in Liverpool, UK. A copy went through the blockade. Thought to have been signed for a relative or close friend.

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